Sign



Oct. 5 1926. 1,601,819

J. GANSTER SIGN Filed Maroh`2, 1925 INVENTOR. JaePH Qms??? 95% a4 I ATTORNEY,

Patented Oct. 5, 1926.

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SIGN.

Application filed March 2, 1925. Serial No. 12,569.

My invention relates to a new and usein ful improvement in a sign, and has for its object, the provision oi a sign, adapted for use as a hanging sign, which projects outwardly from the building, or a wall sign, which is mounted upon a wall of a building.

lt an object of the invention to provide a sign ot this class, which will be simple in structure, economical ci manufacture and highly e'l'licient in use.

Another object of the invention is the pro vision ot a trame for a sign ot this class, which comprises tubular members, so assembled and secured together, as to be easily mounted in position upon a body, upon which the sign writing appears.

Other objects will apoear hereinafter.

rlhe invention consist-s in the combina-tionv and arrangementoi' parts hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention will be best understood trom a reference to the accompanying drawings which form a part ot this specilication and in which,

Fig. l is a side elevational view of the invention,

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view, taken on substantially line 2 2 of l.,

Fig. 8 is a transverse vertical sectional view of a modiiied form ot the invention.

ln the preferred form, shown in the drawings, the invention comprises a 'frame having bottom rail, or support, 7 and an upper rail 8, which are termed tubular and tlattened at their respective ends 7 and 8, to permit their fastening to the building, or support, by bolts or other suitable tastening means. loosely mounted on the rails 7 and S, at the opposite ends, are Ts ll, l2, l and lll. 'lhe rail 7 is provided with an abutment l5, havi. g the ornament or ball i6 on the end the eef. Secured in the rail 8, adjacent the outer end thereof, is an eyelct 17, in which may be secured a suitable guyiopeor w're, which is attached to the building.

rThe rail 7 is also provided with the abutment 18, having an eyelet 19 formed t ie "een, to which laterally projecting guyropes may be fastened.

As shown in Fig. 2, the rails 7 and S slitted, as at 20. Positioned in the Ts mentioned, are tubular end rails 2l and 22, which are also slitted, as at The boe y 24 of the sign, upon which the printed matter appears, engages in the slits formed 2l and 22, the inner sides also slitted. e body is mounted in the slits rai, s, 7, and S, the rail 2l, carr i ,ng tle Ts lanil 1l sliddbly on the rails and 8, is mov engagement with the edge of main ody 2li. lins 25 are then projected thro-umh the Ts l1, l2, 13 and '14, through the main body 24, and through the rails, soas toretain the 'is in fixed position on the rails 7 and 8, d to prevent witl drawal oit the rails 91 and `from each other. In this way, the frame is constituted ot tubul members, which are durable and strong in their structure, and a trame is provided which will permitof adjustments, the rails .7 and 8 being provided with openings for accominodating` the pins 25.

rlhe arm 26 may be mounted upon the rail 8 and projected, at opposite sides of the trame, for carrying, at its end, electric lights for illuminating the sign. The wiring may be projectec through openings formed in the rails 7, and thence upwardly through the passageway in the rail 2l and the passageway in the rail .7. to the proper position.

ln the modilied form, shown in Fig. 3, the rails are as already described, the body of gheign being` such as topermit the hanging ofv anelectric light 28 within the sign, and so as to afford walls 29 and 30, which may carry the printed matter so as to have an illuminated sign, the walls 29 and 30 being provided in a manner well known with transparent letters. As shown in the drawings, the upper and lower ends ot the wall trie railK s ot the l s t 29 are provided with the angularly turned.

portions 3l and 32, which are doubled upon themselves, to clasp ythe angularly turned portions and 33 ot the wall 30. A centrally disposed rib 34 is mounted between lWhile I have illustrated and described the preferred "form ot structure, l do not wish to limit myself to the precise forni of structure shown, but desire to avail myselt ot sur-.h variations anc modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A sign ot the class described comprising, a pair of horizontally disposed supporting members positioned in vertical alignment, each of said members comprising a the walls^29 and 30 for carryin@ the lightL free ends; e side rail connecting` seid TTS, said side rails, said ls, and seid supporting` members being eerh provided on their inner eide with e slit; and a mein body portion adapted `lor the reception oit reading' metter engaging at its edges in seid slits, said side rails beingV movable longitudinally o'l' said supporting mem )ers toward and away from each other et will for aeeommodeting Verisized main body` portions; and ineens for looking seid side rails in lined relation to seid horizontally extending supporting members and to the mein body portion positioned therebetween.

2. A sign ot the Class described compris-ill ,sie

ing, pair ot parallel extending horizontal supporting members in vertical alignment with each other7 one end of each of said members being` flattened for attachment to a suitable support; a, side rail slidaibly Amounted on seid supporting members adjacent the outer end thereof; a side rail slidably mounted' on seid supporting members adjacent the 'free end thereof; and a moin body portion adapted for the reception or reading metter adapted for positioning in the treme formed by seid side rails and seid supporting members, seid side rails being movable to'efard and from euch other et will tor ver-ying the size of the frame ed, said supporting members being un- .fbed during the movement of said side owerd and from each other..

estimony whereof, I have sighed the ln roregoing` speellicetion.

JQSEH GANSTER. 

